CLAYSBURG — The Curwensville Golden Tide wrestling team finished in the middle of the pack, placing seventh out of 14 teams, at the season opening Inter-County Conference Tournament at Claysburg-Kimmel High School.
Senior Logan Aughenbaugh (32-11 a year ago) went 4-0 with four pins, three of which were of the first period variety, to claim the 189 pound title. In the championship finals he pinned Eion Snider of Northern Bedford in 1:13.
The Tide had two other place winners in 107 pounder Austin Gilliland and 215 pounder Heath Hawkins. They both placed fourth, Hawkins doing so after winning three consolation bouts after losing in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Tide grapplers went 23-26 overall for the tourney, including a stellar 6-0 in the third round of consolations.
Falling one win short of placing in the top-4 were Noah Pentz at 121, Owen Shaffer at 145, Ryder Kuklinskie at 152, Alex Murawski at 172, and Trenton Guiher at 215.
Mount Union edged Berlin Brothersvalley 159 to 152.5 for the ICC team title.
The Tide are back in action on Thursday when they travel back to Claysburg to face Claysburg-Kimmel in their first dual meet of the season. The Bulldogs placed 11th in the ICC tourney.
Logan Aughenbaugh – 1st at 189
| Championship Finals Results Courtesy PA-Wrestling.com: | |
| 107 – | Dakota Santamaria (Tussey Mountain) pinned Aiden Replogle (Northern Bedford), 2:30 |
| 114 – | Samuel Deist (Meyersdale) dec. Eli Mullen (North Star), 12-5 |
| 121 – | Wyatt Clouse (Northern Bedford) dec. Brennan Schardt (Meyersdale), 6-4 |
| 127 – | Landon Bainey (West Branch) won by tech. fall over A.J. Chilcote (Mount Union), 17-2 5:50 |
| 133 – | Moriek Jones (Berlin Brothersvalley) pinned Ethan Gilbey (Glendale), 5:43 |
| 139 – | Braden Durst (Berlin Brothersvalley) pinned Lucas Dick (Juniata Valley), 1:23 |
| 145 – | Reese Sherwood (Everett) dec. Vance Hower (Mount Union), 10-7 |
| 152 – | Zach Vereshack (Glendale) dec. Rowan McClain-Hartman (Mount Union), 6-4 |
| 160 – | Abe Weirich (Mount Union) dec. Devin McCauley (Berlin Brothersvalley), 7-6 |
| 172 – | George Campbell (Glendale) dec. Ezra Masood (Tussey Mountain), 10-3 |
| 189 – | Logan Augenbaugh (Curwensville) pinned Eion Snider (Northern Bedford), 1:13 |
| 215 – | Josh Ryan (Mount Union) maj. dec. Tyler Lobb (Moshannon Valley), 10-0 |
| 285 – | Daniel Williams (Glendale) dec. Howard Brambley (Everett), 5-3 |
Championship Round 1
127 – Cooper Haag maj. dec. Sam Speicher (Berlin Brothersvalley), 10-2
145 – Owen Shaffer pinned Finn McGee (Southern Huntingdon), 1:45
152 – Zach Vereshack (Glendale) pinned Trenton Clyde, 2:48
172 – Noah Shaffer (Everett) pinned Sam Gustafson, 2:30
172 – Alex Murawski pinned Robert Hess (Juniata Valley), 0:26
189 – Tyson Grove (Everett) pinned Dominic Carfley, 1:49
189 – Logan Augenbaugh pinned Rocco Reifer (Moshannon Valley), 3:50
215 – Wyatt Lamison (Moshannon Valley) pinned Owen Caldwell, 2:07
215 – Heath Hawkins pinned Alyas Gunby (Everett), 3:03
285 – Howard Brambley (Everett) dec. Trenton Guiher, 1-0
Consolation Round 1
152 – Aiden Watson (Southern Huntingdon) pinned Trenton Clyde, 4:35
172 – Sam Gustafson maj. dec. Landin McElheny (Glendale), 11-2
189 – Malachi Richards (Glendale) pinned Dominic Carfley, 1:53
285 – Trenton Guiher pinned Andrew McCracken (Moshannon Valley), 0:34
Consolation Round 2
127 – Garrett Spangler (North Star) pinned Cooper Haag, 2:55
152 – Ryder Kuklinskie dec. Nicholas Albright (Moshannon Valley), 10-6
172 – Jase Ripple (Mount Union) pinned Sam Gustafson, 3:27
172 – Alex Murawski dec. Carter Yingling (West Branch), 3-0
215 – Matthew Dick (Juniata Valley) pinned Owen Caldwell, 0:34
215 – Heath Hawkins pinned Shawn Weyandt (Claysburg-Kimmel), 0:45
285 – Trenton Guiher dec. Brooks Hendershot, 1-0
Championship Quarterfinals
107 – Austin Gilliland pinned Blaide Weyandt (Claysburg-Kimmel), 2:25
121 – Bryce English (West Branch) pinned Noah Pentz, 5:15
127 – Landon Bainey (West Branch) pinned Cooper Haag, 0:21
145 – Vance Hower (Mount Union) pinned Owen Shaffer, 2:56
152 – Rowan McClain-Hartman (Mount Union) dec. Ryder Kuklinskie, 5-2
172 – Grant Fisher (Berlin Brothersvalley) won by tech. fall over Alex Murawski, 16-0 5:02
189 – Logan Augenbaugh pinned Aydin Grove (Mount Union), 0:36
215 – Trace Hay (Berlin Brothersvalley) pinned Heath Hawkins, 1:41
285 – Haiden Inch (Mount Union) pinned Brooks Hendershot
Consolation Round 3
121 – Noah Pentz pinned Gavin Snyder (Everett), 3:16
145 – Owen Shaffer pinned Kamrin Amick (Northern Bedford), 2:37
152 – Ryder Kuklinskie won by tech. fall over Aiden Watson (Southern Huntingdon), 16-0 2:26
172 – Alex Murawski pinned Jase Ripple (Mount Union), 4:05
215 – Heath Hawkins pinned Matthew Dick (Juniata Valley), 1:27
285 – Trenton Guiher dec. Dominic Moore (Moshannon Valley), 2-0
Championship Semifinals
107 – Aiden Replogle (Northern Bedford) dec. Austin Gilliland, 10-4
189 – Logan Augenbaugh pinned Zack Dick (Juniata Valley), 0:40
Consolation Semifinals
107 – Austin Gilliland pinned Caleb Pickrel (Meyersdale), 3:52
121 – Jackson Lucas (Everett) dec. Noah Pentz, 11-4
145 – Ryder Krise (Glendale) maj. dec. Owen Shaffer, 13-5
152 – Hunter Schnarrs (West Branch) dec. Ryder Kuklinskie, 9-2
172 – Noah Shaffer (Everett) dec. Alex Murawski, 6-4
215 – Heath Hawkins dec. Kyle Beegle (Everett), 5-1
285 – Brock Beach (Northern Bedford) dec. Trenton Guiher, 3-0
Third Place
107 – Lukas Smith (Berlin Brothersvalley) pinned Austin Gilliland, 2:12
215 – Trace Hay (Berlin Brothersvalley) pinned Heath Hawkins, 1:45
Championship Finals
189 – Logan Augenbaugh pinned Eion Snider (Northern Bedford), 1:13
Curwensville wrestlers in bold.